Gal Gadot expressed her views on the salary gap in Hollywood
Gal Gadot said one of the biggest struggles for her is being paid the same as her male co-stars in Hollywood.
In the entertainment world, including Hollywood, female actors often speak out against the lack of equality in remuneration. And “Wonder Woman” Gal Gadot was one of the participants who expressed disappointment with that. The Israeli actress boldly voiced her opinion. This is a problem not only in the West but also around the globe.
According to Dailymail, when Gal Gadot made the film National Geographic Series Impact With Gal Gadot and during the film’s press conference, she mentioned the salary disparity in Hollywood. The actress said that as a woman, she fought for equal pay with her male co-stars.
Speaking about the pay gap, Gal Gadot said: “My biggest struggle as a woman is to be paid equally with my male co-stars, whom I love so much.”
Gender inequality in Hollywood actors’ earnings has actually been going on for many years. A 2017 study by the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee found that female stars earn about $1.1 million less than their male co-stars.
Previously in 2015, Gwyneth Paltrow also opened up about this. Sharing with Variety, Gwyneth Paltrow said she felt “terrible” when she received a much lower salary than her male co-stars. She even used her MCU colleague Robert Downey Jr as an example and revealed a truly surprising salary gap.
Jennifer Lawrence – one of the strongest feminist voices in Hollywood at the present time, said that although she is among the highest paid female stars in the world, she is still millions of dollars less than her male co-stars. . In an interview with Vogue, the actress did not hesitate to criticize the salary gap between the sexes: “No matter how much I contribute, I will never be paid as much as my male co-star.”
